diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 8e8421afab4b..86ce7cd8726d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ CONFIG_TASKSTATS=y
 CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_PSI=y
+CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=y
+CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_IKHEADERS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index bc5cac9f674d..ac097afb5695 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ CONFIG_TASKSTATS=y
 CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_PSI=y
+CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=y
+CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_IKHEADERS=y